Protip: These guys only get wet stinky if you buy/play the game under Linux for the first week.

From the store page

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don’t meet the above requirements? Running on Ubuntu? That doesn’t mean your configuration wont run Civ V, it just means we have not tested and vetted your configuration. Visit the Civilization V community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civ V Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

Good on Aspyr for at least attempting to engage the community

For 24 hours (Tuesday-Wednesday) you could have bought Civ V and it’s kajillions of DLC for $16.49

The disparity between Windows & Mac minimum requirements and Linux is worrisome. Maybe I’m just jaded at this point, but that’s not a good sign!

One point of concern is that Aspyr is notoriously bad with delivering patches on OSX. I wonder if that’ll hold true for steamos